n. | 1. | (Far.) The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; - called also
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v. t. | 1. | To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; | |||
2. | To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; | ||||
3. | To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration. |
Noun | 1. | stifle - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee Synonyms: knee |
Verb | 1. | stifle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" |
2. | stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" Synonyms: dampen | |
3. | stifle - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" | |
4. | stifle - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate |